Window



March 27, 1928.

D. B.- WHISTLER \WINDOW Filed June 22, 1926 2 Sheets-Sheet l wi l I 3.3 0 5 u. i A

March 27, 1928.

- D. B. WHISTLER WINDOW Filed June 926 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Ill,

' I/IIII INVENT Patented Mar. 27, 1928.

uarrrzo STATES PATENT OFFICE.

DAVID B. WHISTLER, OF DAYTON, OHIO.

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, Applicationfiled June 22,

for the purpose of effecting right conditions of ventilation and for convenience and safety in cleaning the windows, havingparticu-' lar reference to outside cleaning, the vertical alignment of the sash and the improved construction resulting also in highly efiective weathering of the window without added. weather stripping. Incident. to these main features are further improvements, as certainty of locking the window upon closing, effectiveness of the locking means to prevent opening of the window from outside, no sticking and no rattling of the sash, no interference with outside screens and with all refinements of construction and appearance which make the product.

the development .of the newtype of vertically aligned, double-hung, counter-bah anced window in'wood and'metal construction, the particular feature of improvement in this further development consisting of yieldable strips of metal or other suitable material interposed between the sashvand the window j ambs which serve to space the sash from the jambs, add a-finishing head to the sash, provide a passage for the sash cords or cables, adapt the window in wood construction to the weather variations of a wood without affecting the close-fitting of the sash or its freedom of operation, and acting to effect practically sealed window a the same is closed.

The improved window is simply constructed, has no complicated mechanism or parts that are likely to. get out of adjust.-

ment, and is adapted for low cost production,

being a window for general use in all classesof buildings irrespective of values.

As a residence window, the features which "dow as herein set forth consistsof the yieldeliminate the dangers and. drudgery of winright conditions of ventilation, preventing direct draughts and excluding the weather as the windows are adjusted for ventilation;

window an outstanding The present invention is one of aseries in dow cleaning, the annoyance of rattling,- sticking and leaking window; which provide 7 1926. Serial No."117,828.

which afi'ord greater security and give added architectural distinctiveness to the home, constitute improvements of outstanding im= portance and fundamental character" inmodern home building. l

In the accompanying drawings, the'im proved window is illustrated as designed for both wood and metal construction, it being understood that the drawings serve the urpose only of illustratingtheprinciple 'o the improvement and that it'is contemplated in the practice of the invention to use anysuitable modifications "of the construction here shown as conditions of use and changes in building practice may require.

In the drawings:

Fig.1 is a vertical sectional view in perspective of the window in wood construction,

the window being closed;

Fig.2 is a vertical sectional view-of'the window showingthe sash in various positions of vertical and angular adjustment Fig. 3 is a crosssectional view on line 3-4 of Fig. 1'; l

' Fig. 4 is across sectional view on line 3'-4L-of Fig. 1 showing a modification;

Fig. 5 is an enlarged detail view of Fig. 2; .Fig. 6 is a cross sectional view corre-- sponding to Fig. 3, illustrating the metal window construction;

' Fig. 7 is a detail view-of the meeting rail construction of both the wood and metaltrated in Figs. land 2 consists of opposite jambs 1, head jamb 2,-sill 3, trim 4, 5, 6 and 7, upper andlower sash 8 and 9, outer casing 10, spring 'tensioned sash pulleys 11,

sheave pulleys 12, sash cables 13,"weather;

bead 14, screen 15, meeting rail'16, meeting rail drip strip 17 lower sash guides 18 -22 "and the flexible jamb strips 19.

The, particular improvement of the winable metal strips '19-, best shown in Fig. 3

and ina 'modified form in Fig. 4, the strips 20, as-showninyFi'g. g'bei'n made of resil-ient material, as rubber, or terial, as felt. The strips made in any-suitfabricated ma,

able material are secured to the opposite from the jambs, thus causing a dead air -Fig. 2).

space 21 to be formed between the sash and the jambs which is an important factor in the weathering of the window as will presently be described. Lower sash guides 22 are set in the spaces 21, the guides being ex- 1 tended upward from the sill into the plane of the upper sash as indicated at 23in Fig. 2. The opposite side edges of the lower sash are connected to the guides by links 2st connected pivotally to the sash as indicated at- 25 and also pivotally to shoes 26 as indicated at 27 the shoes being operable Slidably un derfrictional resistance in the guides.

The shoes 26 afford a suitable connection for the lower ends of the sash cables (see Fig. 9) and coact with the spring tensioned counter-balancing pulleys 11 tohold the lower sash yieldingly but with suificient firmness in any vposition of angular adjustment to prevent swaying of the sash, thus adapting the sash for a wide range of adjustment for ventilating, the full angular movement of the sash being through an arc of 90.

a For adjusting the lower sash vertically, the sash is opened at the meeting rails and is drawn inward until its top edge clears the upper sash,the lower portion of the sash being then moved inward which acts to dispose thesash in a vertical plane in position to be moved upward between the upper. sash and the sash guides 18 which are provided with latching apertures 28 adapted to be engaged by the latching bars 29 operable in the meeting rail 16, means being thus provided for supporting the sash selectively in variable positions of vertical adjustment. In like manner the latch bars are adapted to coact with apertures 30 in the opposite j ambs for locking the closed window and with apertures 31 for adjusting the lower sash for normal ventilation, theapertures being reinforced by jamb face plates 32. I

i The upper sash is also adapted for both vertical and angular adjustments To move the upper sash downward, and lower sash is first'adjusted inward out of the plane of the upper sash, the upper sash being then free, except as to the action of the counterbalancing connections thereon, to be lowered and also to be moved inward at an angle over the outer face of the lower sash (see Thesash cables13, as here shown are connected direct to the upper sash as indicated at 13 It will be obvious, however, that sash connections 2426 may also be used for connecting the upper sash to the vertical guides 22 in a manner simllar' to the connection of the lower sash, the guides being made suitably longer. Greater freedom of movement of both sash is obtained, however, by connecting the sash cables direct to the upper sash as here shown.

' The spring-tensioned, counter-balancing quent adjustments. Each of the pulleys 34 is tensioned opposite to the weight of the sash by a coiled spring 35 and is adapted to have the opposite sash cables for one of the sash connected thereto on opposite sides of the pulley center so that the cables will be wound and unwound on the pulleys equally one with the other. sleeve 36 to which the inner end of spring 3% is connected, an adjusting collar 37 being part of the sleeve, and a pin 38 for securing Means consisting of a the collar relative to the pulley shaft 39 are provided for regulating the tension of the spring.

.While the spring tensioned pulleys are here shown as the preferred means for counter-balancing the sash, it will be obvious that the construction of the window is suitable for using ordinary sash weights. I

The strips 19 are adapted to be made of any suitable material, as spring tempered sheet metal of the required gauge to render the mouldings flexible to the lateral pressure of the sash, and thus adaptable to compensate for the variations in the dimensions ofthe sash, having particular reference .to the contraction and expansion of wood sash under the influence of the weather, as well as for structural variations, this, latter condition applying also to the metal windows. Whatever degree of accuracy is maintained in the construction of the windows whether wood or metal, more or less variation in the alignment of the sash and frames will result 1n installing the windows. All suchnormal variations of whatever character will be compensated for by the flexible element interposed between the sash andframe and tight fitting and free operating conditions will be obtained in the first installation of r sufficient-1y inwardly beyond the edges, ofthe' sash to form an unbroken finishing bead along the inner opposite edges of both sash.

the frictional contact with the sash being wholly within the plane of the sash. The.

shape of the interposed element in cross sec tion isv adaptable for various modifications fromthat shown in. the illustrations in' F-igs 3 and 4.

' The improved construction as herein shown and described results in double weathering of the window,outer and 'inner weathering. The outer weathering is effected by pressure between both sash and the outer stops or weather beads 14 when the 1 pressure of the lower sash at the meeting rails which has the further effect of forcing the lower inner edge of the lower sash. against the outwardly turned shoulder 41 of the window sill. 1

The outer weathering of the window is in itself highly effective. The means of its accomplishrnent are also effective to prevent opening of the window from outside and to prevent rattling ofthe sash when the window is closed.

The inner weathering is a further feature of the flexible elements 1920, or their equivalent, which practically seal the inner side edges of both sash. The manner of interposing these elements between the sash and jambs, as shown and described, or in modified form to the same effect, also provides the dead air spaces 21 which act to prevent air currents through the outer and inner weathering. The meeting rail construction, as best shown in Fig. 1, also com prises inner and outer weathering consisting of the meeting rail 16, drip strip 17 and a dead air space 42 formed between the sash.

Spacing of the sash from the jambs as herein shown serves to prevent marring of the ambs as the sash are adjusted for opening the window, the sash being entirely out of engagement with the jambs in both the angular and vertical adjustments of the same.

It will be observed that the sash cables do not move with the lower sash in the angular adjustments of the same, the cables being at all times confined within the strips 19. The cables are connected to shoes 26 by means of knots 43 formed in the ends of the cables and slots 44 formed in the upper pivot studs 44, the cables being slipped into the slots free to permit of readily disconnecting the same for removing the sash.

A detail of the invention as applied to a metal window in one form is illustrated in Fig. 6, the detail being a cross sectional view through a jamb. As here shown, the construction consists of inner and outer jamb members 45-46, these parts having the stops 47 for the sash 48 formed integrally therewith, the stops being channel shaped in cross-section to form dead air spaces 49, be-

tween the sash and'the jambs. The inner weathering element 50, as here shown, consists of a formed stripof metal which is yieldable to lateral pressure ofthe sash. The sash is connected to thexjambs by guides 51,,

slidable friction shoes 52 and links 53 in a manner. similar to the construction of the 7 wood, the sash cables 54 being connected tov shoes 52. V

Having described my invention, 1 claim; 1. A window including in combination,

upper and lower, vertically aligned sash supported forvertical and angular adjust ments, outer stops for the sash and a member yieldable to lateral pressure interposed between the opposite edges of both sash and the window jambs, said members coacting with the outerv stops to effect weathering of the window.

2. A window including in combination,-

upper and lower, vertically aligned sash supported for vertical and angular adjustments, outer stops for the sash anda mem ber yieldable to lateral pressure of the sash interposed between the opposite edges of both sash and the window jambs and exposed on the inner edges of the sash, said members coacting with the outer stops to effect weathering of the window.

3. A window including, in'coinbiuation, upper and lower, vertically aligned sash supported for vertical and angular adjustments, outer stops for the sash anda mc1nber yieldable to lateral pressure of the sash interposed between the opposite edges of both sash and the window jambs and forming finishing beads along the inner edges of the sash, said members coacting with the outer stops to effect weathering of'the window.

4. A window including in combination, upper and lower, vertically aligned sash,

supported for vertical and angular adjustments, outer stops for the sash and a member yieldable to lateral pressure of the sash,

secured to the window jambs'between the opposite edges of both sash and the jambs.

5. A window including in combination, upper and lower, vertically aligned sash, supported for vertical and angular adjustments, outer stops for the sash and a member responsive to lateral expansion and con traction of the sash interposed between the opposite edges of both sash and the window jambs, said members coacting with the outer stops to efiect weathering of the window.

6. A window including in combination, upper and lower, vertically aligned sash spaced from the window jambs and supported for vertical and angular adjustments, weather beads outwardly of the sash,'a member yieldable to lateral pressure of the sash interposed between the opposite edges of both sash and the jambs, and connections for counter-balancing both sash extended in said spaces between said members and the weather beads.

7. A window including in combination, upper and lower, vertically aligned sash spaced from the window jambs and supported for vertical and angular adjustments,

V spaced from the window jainbs, and supported for vertical and angular adjustments, weather beads fixed outwardly of the sash,

'a member yieldable to lateral pressure of the sash interposed between the opposite edges of both sash and the jambs, and con nections for counter-balancing the sash and guides for the lowersash extended in said spaces and frictional members slidable in the guides for controlling the sash. t

9. A Window including in coniibination, upper and lower, vertically aligned, sash supported for vertical and angular adjustments, weather beads fixed outwardly of the sash, channel members interposed between the sash and jambs, said members being fixed to the jambs, shaped to close the space between the sash and jambs, having free edges thereof turned into engagement with the sash and yieldable to lateral pressure thereof, saidv members coacting with the outer stops to effect weathering of the window. 7

10. A window including in combination, upper and lower, vertically alignedsash supported for vertical andangular a'djustments, weather beads fixed outwardlyof the sash, and strips of metalsecured to thej jambs adjacent the edges of both sash, havmg the free edges thereof turned upward from the 1ambs in to engagement wlth the inner edges of thesash, yiel-dable to lateral pressure of the sash, said members coacting with the outer stops to effect'we'ath'ering of the window.

11. A window including in combination,

upper and lower,vertically aligned sash supported for vertical and angular adjustments, weather beads arranged outwardly of the sash, means operable manually upon closing the window for efiecting contact of the sash under pressure with the weather beads,

and elements interposed between the sash I DAVID B. WHISTLER. 

